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Soto v. IrvineSoto v. Irvine

California Supreme Court
May 13, 1882
No. 7,098
Reporters:
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The Court :

In this cause, which is ejectment, issue was taken on ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‍the allegation of possession by defendant of the premises sued for when the action was commenced. On this issue there is no finding ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‍by the Court below. There should have been a finding on all the issues. The Court should have found whether defendant was possessed, ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‍of the parcel of land sued for or not. Evidential facts were found by the Court, and not the ultimate fact of possessed ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‍or not possessed. There being no finding on this issue, the decision of the Court below is against law. The cause should for ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‍this reason be retired.

The order granting a new trial is therefore affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Soto v. Irvine
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: May 13, 1882
Citations: 60 Cal. 436; 1882 Cal. LEXIS 488; No. 7,098
Docket Number: No. 7,098
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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